BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS - The Impossible Art of Being Female, by Tania Kindersley and Sarah Vine, covered everything from moral relativism to motherhood, feminism to face cream. This blog started as an extension of the book.
It has evolved into a personal blog by Tania Kindersley, featuring food, horses, dogs, politics, daily life, random musings, an awful lot of human condition, and occasional moments of whimsy.

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Caesura

Posted by Tania Kindersley.

I’m going off the blog for a couple of days. Two things are happening at the moment. One is quite small, but looms large for me, and is a matter of sorrow. One is horribly big, and so revoltingly sordid that I need to invent new words for ghastly. I would tell you about them but I am still a bit headshy, so I’m going to take a pause instead. I need to get through all this and regroup. I shall return soon.

Being of a chronological bent I am guessing it is partly the mourning for La Duchesse, and I utterly, utterly understand the need to hunker down with her sister and just hide away for a day or two. But the Big Nasty sounds more threatening and alarming; I really truly hope you are not hard up against some buggery bastard or howling bitch who doesn't know how to behave, or knows but chooses NOT to behave. Your manners are always so lovely. It is such a shock when others doesn't reciprocate.

Is it some ghastly fall-out from the cancelled livery place, by any chance? I have been a little concerned since Red was moved that iniquitous invoices might be presented at a later date...

another doesn't/others don't - DUR! I am very impressed that even in the midst of whatever it is that is bringing you down, you come up with such an apt and perfect title as "Caesura". Haven't had a chance to use the word caesura since I last taught a GCSE class a Shakespeare sonnet.

Rest, and be well. Seek out the company of those who love you and know you well, and let all the others go hang for a bit! We can wait...

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